2004 - Intellifit System

The Intellifit System is a first-of-its kind cylindrical holographic
imaging technology that can perform a 360-degree whole body scan in less
than 10 seconds. The Intellifit scanner uses a millimeter wave array/transceiver
technology which bounces off the body reflecting more than 200,000 points
in space. The array/transceiver illuminates the human body standing within
the cylinder with extremely low-powered millimeter waves—a class
of non-ionizing radiation not harmful to humans—that penetrates
clothing and reflects off the body. The reflected signals are collected
by the array/transceiver and sent to a high-speed image processing computer
where the Intellifit software converts that "point-cloud" into
dozens of precise body measurements forming a high-resolution 3D image
of the body.

The Intellifit System, a commercialization of PNNL's millimeter wave
holographic scanner, provides significant, credible technology that will
inexpensively solve a large part of the product markdown/return problem
for apparel retailers and manufacturers, and the consumers who are buying
and returning their clothing. The Intellifit System adds value to every
participant in the clothing buying cycle—from the designer, to the manufacturer,
to the retailer, to the customer. Intellifit allows designers to understand
who their customers are and how, in the real world, they are sized, shaped,
and proportioned. Intellifit Specifications and Patterns help manufacturers,
anywhere in the world, create garments that fit real people in their
targeted demographic.

Parallel commercialization of another embodiment of this technology
is taking place on the security front. This application of the technology
is called D3P, Dual Panel Planar Portal, and could minimize the extra
delays of searches with hand-held metal detectors and the indignity of
physical searches to resolve ambiguous alarms. The D3P can harmlessly
and quickly scan a person and generate an image with such clarity that
all the items inside the clothing and shoes of that person are recognizable,
regardless of the materials from which they are made.